Brazil Crushed Sustainable Sugarcane 30 Years BEFORE Bonsucro — Here’s Why Scale Beats Global Certification
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Bonsucro, according to its website, "is the leading global sustainability platform and standard for sugarcane, a global force with the purpose of collectively accelerating the sustainable production and uses of sugarcane, focusing on climate action, human rights and value in the supply chain".
But Brazil cracked sustainable sugarcane ethanol at MASSIVE national scale — 30 full years before Bonsucro even existed. While the world builds voluntary certifications, Brazil delivered real results. The untold Proálcool story vs. global reality. Thread #Biofuels#Sustainability#Bonsucro
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Today Brazil leads low-carbon ethanol & bioenergy. Bonsucro adds real niche value and convenes players — but true industry transformation needs ambition at scale. National drive or patchwork certification? Which wins?
2009 Prediction vs 2025 Reality: Why California’s LCFS Didn’t Flood the US with Brazilian Ethanol
As former EthaBlog editor and expert on Brazil’s Proálcool program 50 years of fuel ethanol in large fleets, I revisit a key 2009 outlook from Plinio Nastari (Datagro).
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Key Lessons from 50 Years of Brazilian Leadership:
Policy like LCFS creates niches, but domestic strengths matter more — flex-fuel infrastructure, production diversification (sugarcane corn), and innovation in SAF/advanced biofuels.
Predictions often miss local adaptation.
Brazil remains a global biofuels leader. The real success story is internal resilience innovation, not reliance on any single export market.
What do you think — did LCFS deliver more or less than expected?
Full article in bio/comments.
Sources: EIA, CONAB, USDA, Datagro.
CC: @PlinioNastari@tx_marcelo@UNICAOficial#Ethanol#Agribusiness@BrazilAgProf